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The Coup de Main Scenario#: 6702     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Merville, France During the night June 5-6 1944, units of the 6th (British) Airborne Division were dropped east of Caen, between the Orne and Dives rivers. Their objective was: to capture the bridges on the Orne river and the canal (later made … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
The Hedgerow Breach Scenario#: 6726     Date: 7/25/1944     Location: Canisy, France After the capture of Saint-Lô, 1st US Army, under the command of General Bradley, found itself in position to launch a major offensive to breakthrough the German lines; they had suffered so much attrition they had reached their breaking point. … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
The Charging Bull Scenario#: 6769     Date: 7/18/1944     Location: Bourguébus, France After the capture of Caen on July 10, Montgomery aimed to deliver a major blow to his enemies with the help of the 2nd British Army. This Operation, code-named Goodwood, would launch three armored divisions of VIIIth Army Corps east … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
The Scottish Corridor Scenario#: 6822     Date: 6/26/1944     Location: Tourmauville, France After the set back of Operation Perch at Villers-Bocage, Montgomery launched a new offensive with VIIIth British Corps in order to outflank Caen on the right. On June 26, Operation Epsom began with an infantry attack; the 15th Scottish Division … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Cut of the Cotentin Scenario#: 6836     Date: 6/14/1944     Location: Cotentin, France Unable to advance toward Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, the 90th US Infantry Division was soon replaced by two other divisions: the 82nd US Airborne Division and the 9th US Infantry Division. From June 14 on, the American advance westward found itself… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Tigers versus Kangaroos Scenario#: 6882     Date: 8/7/1944     Location: Cintheaux, France While the German Panzer divisions were fighting the Americans around Mortain (Unternehmen Luttich), the 1st Canadian Army attempted to break through the open ground around Caen, advancing toward Falaise. In the night of August, 7th, they attacked… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Take Falaise Scenario#: 6894     Date: 8/14/1944     Location: Falaise, France After Operation Totalize, Montgomery insisted on the necessity to take Falaise so the 1st Canadian Army quickly launched a new offensive: Operation Tractable. After a massive air bombing campaign, the 2nd Canadian Army Corps and 1st Polish Armored… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
The Avranches Breakthrough Scenario#: 6911     Date: 7/28/1944     Location: Roncey, France On the morning of July 28 1944, following the initial breakthrough made by the 1St US Army, German troops of 84.Armee Korps found themselves virtually surrounded in the Roncey pocket. The following night, elite German units of Waffen-SS and… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Bzura River Scenario#: 6997     Date: 9/9/1939     Location: Bzura, Poland Starting on 9 September, the Battle of Bzura was the largest battle of Unternehmen Fall Weiss. It was also one of the last battles that involved a significant cavalry contingent. After losing contact with Polish high command, General … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Hel Scenario#: 6998     Date: 9/9/1939     Location: Hel Peninsula, Poland The Hel Peninsula, including a Polish military port, was one of the longest-defended pockets of Resistance in Operation Fall Weiss. Approximately 3000 Polish defenders held out for almost a month against German ground, air, and naval forces. During… Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Kepa Oksywska Scenario#: 6999     Date: 9/10/1939     Location: Gdynia, Poland The Polish army occupied the Oksywie Heights outside the city of Gdynia in northern Poland and when the German forces managed to cut off the nearby Hel Peninsula, the region was besieged. The Polish commanders wanted to avoid destroying … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Battle of Kock Scenario#: 7000     Date: 10/2/1939     Location: Kock, Poland By October 2, 1939, the battle for Poland was all but over. German command assumed that the Polish defenders were so demoralized that it would only take one German battalion to capture Operational Group Polesie, the only Polish military … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Tomaszów Lubelski Scenario#: 7002     Date: 9/17/1939     Location: Tomaszow Lubelski, Poland Near the town of Tomaszow Lubelski, in the far south east of Poland, the Polish Army twice tried to break through the German encirclement and move further south to the Romanian Bridgehead area. The first attempt, by Army Lublin, … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Tuchola Forest Scenario#: 7003     Date: 9/1/1939     Location: Chojnice, Poland The German 2nd Army and 19th Panzer Corps pushed into Poland as part of Unternehmen Fall Weiss. What seemed like good defensive terrain to the Poles had actually been part of the German Army's training area during World War … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
Battle of Szack Scenario#: 7006     Date: 9/28/1939     Location: Szack, Poland By 17 September, 1939, most of the Polish reserves and heavy equipment from the forces defending the eastern border of Poland had been sent west to help against the German invasion. When the Soviet forces poured over the border … Memoir '44 — Campaign Book Vol 2
D-Day: American Airborne Scenario#: 14350     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Ste-Mère-Église, France In the early hours of June 6th, 1944, the American Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne and the 82nd Airborne division flew over the Normandy coast. Bad weather and heavy flak resulted in sticks being scattered, but the paratroopers were well … Memoir '44 — D-Day Landings
D-Day: Gold Beach Scenario#: 14352     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Gold Beach, France Gold Beach was three miles of low, flat beach that rose into higher ground at either end. The Germans had prepared the entire stretch of beach with barbed wire and anti-tank hedgehogs, along with bunkers and casemates manned by machine … Memoir '44 — D-Day Landings
D-Day: Juno Beach Scenario#: 14354     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Juno Beach, France Juno Beach was a low, open shoreline guarded by German defenses and strong points along the length of the coastline. The powerful 3rd Canadian Infantry Division was tasked with linking the two British beaches of Sword and Gold, and capturing … Memoir '44 — D-Day Landings
D-Day: Omaha Beach Scenario#: 14356     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Omaha Beach, France The 3-mile stretch of beach codenamed Omaha was the heaviest defended sector of the Normandy landing sites. The Germans had built Resistance nests into the cliffs, barricaded positions on top of the naturally defensive terrain and positioned powerful… Memoir '44 — D-Day Landings
D-Day: Sword Beach Scenario#: 14358     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Sword Beach, France Sword Beach was the Allied landing site furthest to the east on D-Day, and closest to the formidable German forces amassed around Calais. To protect the 8th Brigade Group who was landing at Sword beach, and to set the stage … Memoir '44 — D-Day Landings
D-Day: Utah Beach Scenario#: 14360     Date: 6/6/1944     Location: Utah Beach, France Just before 6.00 on June 6, 1944, warships began a massive naval bombardment of the German defenses on Utah beach with devastating results. The strongpoints were badly hit and all communication lines were severed, preventing the Germans from… Memoir '44 — D-Day Landings
Overloon Forest Scenario#: 16241     Date: 9/30/1944     Location: Overloon, Holland Overlook Forest After the failure of Operation Market Garden the small corridor that led to Nijmegen was still a dangerous place. The German 107 panzer brigade even managed to break through. German troops still had a strong bridgehead on the … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2015
Bloedbeek Scenario#: 16246     Date: 10/16/1944     Location: Loobeek, Holland After Liberating Overloon the British have to push through the forest where they are met by Falschirmjäger, mines and grenades. At the End of the day they reach the edge of the forest and the British are at the Loobeek. … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2015
Venray Scenario#: 16250     Date: 10/17/1944     Location: Venray, Holland On the 17th of October the last phase of operation Constellation had to start and Venray was the objective of the Allies. After crossing the Bloedbeek (Blood Stream) the 185th (Norfolks Warwicks) follow the road from Overloon to Venray. On … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2015
Hatter Harassment Scenario#: 17431     Date: 10/5/1944     Location: Hattert, Germany Hattert Harassment On the 5th of October the American general Hasbrouck tries a different approach. American troops taken an easterly route around the forest and are to approach and tare to capture Overloon from the other side. Again the Americans … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2015
The Battle for Overloon Scenario#: 20106     Date: 10/12/1944     Location: Overloon, Holland At exactly 11 o'clock more than 200 allied artillery opened fire at Overloon. In the next 90 minutes, more than 100,000 grenades were dropped on Overloon. At a quarter past twelve, as Overloon has changed in one great ruin, two … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2015
Taipale river Scenario#: 17300     Date: 11/30/1939     Location: Summa, Finland Both the Russians and the Fins know that Summa is the gateway through the Karelian 1sthmus into Finland. This is the most defended place in the Mannerheim line. That’s why Russian troops try to lure Finnish troops away from that … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016
Final Push Scenario#: 17490     Date: 3/2/1940     Location: Viipuri, Finland The Finnish military situation on the Karelian 1sthmus was dire as troops were experiencing heavy casualties. In addition, artillery ammunition supplies were exhausted and weapons were wearing out. After failing to halt the Russians at Honkaniemi the… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016
Tolvajarvi Scenario#: 17759     Date: 12/12/1939     Location: Tolvajarvi, Finland Early December Finnish forces where pushed back on every front. Only the Mannerheim line stood firm. Russia seems undefeatable with their superior numbers in men and equipment. The situation was especially critical north of lake Ladoga where Russian… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016
Destruction of the 44th Division Scenario#: 20101     Date: 1/5/1940     Location: Raate, Finland After the success at Tolvajarvi, Finnish forces began attacking the Russian invaders with renewed strength. A successful tactic they used quickly became known as Motti tactics. Russian movements were bound to roads. As soon as they got into the… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016
The Battle of Honkaniemi Scenario#: 20105     Date: 1/25/1940     Location: Honkaniemi, Finland On the night between 25th / 26th of February 1940, the Jaeger company was transferred by trucks to Heponotko (3 km North-East from the Honkaniemi depot) and skied to the starting point, arriving at 0400 hours. The tank company arrived … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016
Kollaa Scenario#: 20149     Date: 12/7/1939     Location: Rumilus, Finland North of the Karelian 1sthmus which received the main initial assault of the Winter War, the Soviet 8th Army, a force of 7 divisions reinforced by armor units, assaulted the 2 divisions of the Finnish 4th Army Corps. After pushing … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2016
Gela Landing Scenario#: 18494     Date: 7/10/1943     Location: Gela, Sicily The landing at Gela was the opening engagement of the US portion of the Allied Invasion of Sicily. US troops landed along the eastern end of the south coast of Sicily. They withstood attacks by Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica aircraft … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2017
Battle of Ortona Scenario#: 19080     Date: 12/20/1943     Location: Ortona, Italy In December 1943, after taking heavy casualties when crossing the Moro River, Allied Canadian forces led by Major General Chris Vokes have formed a small beachhead into the city of Ortona. The Canadians, stuck in their advance, were met with … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2017
Tobacco factory Scenario#: 19081     Date: 9/13/1943     Location: Albanella, Italy Tobacco Factory13 sept 1943: Around the Salerno beachhead, many desperate battles were fought. The fighting over the tobacco factory symbolizes the intensity of this fighting. Consisting of five large, red, fortress-like stone buildings, the tobacco… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2017
Troina Scenario#: 20072     Date: 7/31/1943     Location: Troina, Sicily While British forces were unable to break through in the east of Sicily, American forces swarmed across the west of the island. The pursuit of German forces halted at the Etna line. Here, German forces had dug in to cover … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2017
San Pietro Scenario#: 20073     Date: 12/10/1943     Location: San Pietro, Italy The Allied objective in Italy was the capture of Rome. They needed to follow Highway 6, passing Monte Cassino through the Winter line to get there. To reach the Winter line Allied Forces needed to capture San Pietro Infine. This … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2017
Operation Ladbroke Scenario#: 20077     Date: 7/9/1943     Location: Syracuse, Sicily Operation Ladbroke, July 9 1943At 18.00h, a total of 144 gliders with 2075 men of the British 1st Airlanding Brigade, South Staffordshire Regiment depart Tunisia. Their mission is to capture the Ponte Grande Bridge and knock out a coastal battery. … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2017
Lublin district Scenario#: 20080     Date: 7/16/1944     Location: Obrocz, Poland Operation Tempest - Lublin district - July, 1944, Operation Tempest in the area of Lublin took place in the final two weeks of July 1944. The Armia Krajowa created mainly infantry divisions with support of Polish dragoon units. Altogether, Polish … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2018
City Centre Scenario#: 20081     Date: 8/4/1944     Location: Warsaw, Poland Warsaw rising - City centre – Aug’44: During the initial stage of the uprising, the battalion Kiliński occupies most of the assigned territory in the city centre. A few German pockets remain, like the headquarters of the German garrison in … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2018
Old Town Scenario#: 20096     Date: 8/9/1944     Location: Warsaw, Poland Old town: aug 9 – sept 2: After the initial attack by the Armia Krajowa, The Germans began to reinforce Warsaw with tanks, infantry and an armored train. After the capture of Wola and the Jewish Ghetto the German commander, … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2018
Operation Tempest Bialystock Scenario#: 20099     Date: 7/16/1944     Location: Bialystok, Poland Colonel Wladyslaw Liniarski from the polish home army create 2 Infantry divisions and 2 Cavalry regiments in the Bialystok Area in July 44. There main goal is to capture vital cross points and destroy Germans support troops and supplies. … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2018
Berlings Landing Scenario#: 20100     Date: 9/16/1944     Location: Czerniakow, Poland Mid September the 1st Polish Army joined the fight. These were men from General Zygmunt Berling’s forces, originally from the Polish Army of 1939, who had decided to join the communists rather than continue the fight with British. The morning … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2018
First Days Scenario#: 20102     Date: 8/1/1944     Location: Warsaw, Poland The first days of the Warsaw Uprising were crucial in establishing the battlefield for the rest of the fight. During the first four days, there was an intense battle for the districts in Warsaw. Under-equipped Resistance forces were prepared and … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2018
Ras El Madauar Scenario#: 20913     Date: 5/1/1941     Location: Tobruk, Libya Germans passed Tobruk during their advance and the Australian 9th division was left behind to defend the city and it's defensive perimeter. As Rommel is in desperate need to shorten it's supply lines he needs the seaport of Tobruk. Both … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019
El Alamein Scenario#: 20915     Date: 10/23/1942     Location: El Alamein, Egypt 2nd Battle of El Alamein. The stabilized frontline gave both parties the opportunity to prepare. Rommel, short on troops and supplies, prepared his defence and created "devils garden" an area with 500.000 mines and barbwire. Montgomery build up… Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019
Dash for the Wire Scenario#: 20955     Date: 11/24/1941     Location: Salloum, Libya After the battle of Sidi Rezegh near Tobruk, British forces were greatly reduced and they retreated to regroup. Rommel used this by making an flanking attack to hit the British in their rear. "The wire", an old Italian barrier … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019
Ruweisat Ridge Scenario#: 20956     Date: 7/14/1942     Location: El Alamein, Egypt Operation Crusader, July 14th 1942: As the Axis forces dug in, Auchinleck planned to attack the Italian Pavia and Brescia Divisions in the centre of the front at the Ruweisat ridge. His policy "to hit the Italians wherever possible in … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019
Halfaya Pass Scenario#: 20957     Date: 6/15/1941     Location: Halfaya Pass, Egypt Rommel has dug in at the Halfaya pass and Italian forces are defending Hill 206 and Fort Capuzzo. In reserve there was the German 15nd Panzer division and the Italian Ariete Armour Division. The Allied forces come up with 3 … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019
Mechili Scenario#: 20958     Date: 6/6/1941     Location: Mechili, Libya In February 1941 the new formed Axis Afrika Korps under Command of General Rommel begun there offensive . Rommel ordered his 15nd Armour Division in 3 waves to engage the Allies around the old Spanish Fort of Mechili. The Fort … Memoir '44 — Dutch Open 2019